A bi-weekly newsletter on leadership, company culture, employee engagement and employee feedback by Claire Lew.

Issue 11 Interview with Michael Lopp, VP Engineering at Slack

Every few weeks, I ask one question to a founder, CEO, manager, or business owner I respect…

A chat with Michael Lopp

Michael Lopp has spent his career managing engineering teams at Apple, Palantir, and Pinterest. Today, he serves as the VP of Engineering of Slack, and has published books on leading technical teams (his pen name is Rands). In this 14 min. interview we talk about why being busy is a bad thing, and how to delegate well as a leader.

Favorite reads

10 Principles of Organizational Culture
“The name of the game is making use of what you cannot change by using some of the emotional forces within your current culture differently.”
Written by Jon Katzenbach, Carolin Oelschlegel, and James Thomas, strategy + business

Creating an innovation culture
“Innovative cultures start with a philosophy and a tone—one analogous to the classic parenting advice that children need both ‘roots and wings’.”
Written by Dr. Waguih Ishak, McKinsey Quarterly